Homebuilt
Recumbents

Latest recumbent
project:a streamliner. I've laid out the bulkheadson Cad, cut them with
myhot wire bow, and started stripping it like a canoewith foam strips carvedfrom
the panel with my electric 'cheese plane'. Actually,hear I'm justlooking
at contours and making adjustments to fair the curves. The bikeis based on
a Honda Elite 150, which is hacked and tacked and treated mostunkindly.
It only sits 30" high minus the canopy andthe strips are8' long for scale.

The canopy will
have a split line and allow the aft portion to slideback on sunny days, but
allow closure in inclement weather and parking. I also plan on a roll bar
at the aft of the fixed part of the windscreen. The icky canopy is
really a niceunscratchedone with a waxy shipping layer on it inside and out.

After finishing the planking,
the plug was split in half and the bike removed for further road testing.

The body has an 2 1/2" aluminium
spine addedto stiffen the plug and to provide
a solid mounting for the pivot shafts in the end so I can rotate it like
a chicken on a spit. There are nowsupports Bondo'ed to the floor
in the basement for sanding and glassing.

My first recumbent motorcycle
based on a Honda Aero 100, being ridden here by my friend Randy.Oddly enough, I didn't miss peddling
all that much.

My second motorcycle
car, recumbent motorcycle, FF motorcycle whathaveyou. Honda 550 4.
Drives like a locomotive. Those are retractable outriggers in front
of the rear wheel wired to the headlight Hi/Lo beam switch. Always leave
my high beam on anyway.

This is a recumbent trike
that I built last year. It features 1/2" axles, drum brakes, sealed
bearings, 21 speeds, and GripShifters. It has adjustable steering geometry,
Akerman steering, and an adjustable boom for different size people.
I've sold it to my good friend in the Netherlands.

This is my Rans V-Rex knockoff,
the T-Rex. I've built an F-40 style fairing for it to increase my speed
and decrease my ability to ride it anywhere unnoticed.